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JWST spies frigid alien world on bizarre orbit: 'One of the coldest, oldest and faintest planets that we've imaged to date'
The James Webb Space Telescope has notched another milestone, capturing a direct image of one of the coldest and oldest known exoplanets.
Proposed NASA radio probe could use gravity 'lumpiness' to reveal the insides of alien worlds
A new probe in development known as GIRO represents a low-cost step toward unlocking the secrets of exoplanets, all through the invisible pull of gravity.
James Webb Space Telescope sees 1st exoplanet raining sand alongside 'sandcastle' partner world
In two related firsts, the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered sand-filled rains on a distant exoplanet as its "sandcastle" partner world forms from sandy matter before the eyes of astronomers.
A hidden 'super-Earth' exoplanet is dipping in and out of its habitable zone
With 10 times the mass of our planet, and spending only part of its orbit in the habitable zone, Kepler-725c is very different to Earth.
A tiny star gave birth to a giant exoplanet, but no one knows how
A giant exoplanet is surprisingly chill given how close it is to its red dwarf star — perhaps because the star is so little.
Astronomers want direct images of exoplanets. They may need 'quantum-level' tech to get them
A new device uses quantum optics to filter out starlight in real time — bringing scientists closer to directly observing Earth-like worlds.
Lightning on alien worlds may fail to spark life, simulations suggest
New research has found that lightning, while not very common, can occur on tidally locked exoplanets like our nearest neighbor, Proxima b.
Planet hunter Plato gets its eyes | Space photo of the day for May 7, 2025
Plato, the European Space Agency's terrestrial planet hunter spacecraft, is seen after having 24 of its 26 cameras installed.
What would it be like living on Tatooine from 'Star Wars'? This exoplanet orbiting twin suns could tell us
Luke found life on Tatooine to be boring, but he should be glad, because as we have seen, binary stars have the potential to play all kinds of havoc on their orbiting circumbinary planets.
